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CONCERNING HENO. "Heno, if he is the horse I have put him down to be, is in well in all the big spring handicaps this year," says the veteran John Daly. "This horse at no time, with possibly one exception, and that in the early spring at Miorris Park, was at his best last year. He was then sent along at a good pace at long distances over the hill course in his preparatory training for the American Derby, and was shipped west. "Heno, when he left for Chicago, was ready and fit to beat any horse in the east. The trip after such a hard course of training caused him to go stale. Mr. Mackay and his trainer were enthusiastic over the colts condition when he left here, and even after arriving at Washington Park he was worked la mile and a half in record time with such comparative ease that his grasp on the derby was very bright. "His eastern performances and his clever work after arriving at Chicago startled the western bookmakers and they made him favorite in the big field. Bullman, who is possibly one of the best riders of two-year-olds in the country, had the mount. As the natural style never leaves a rider of his type, he immediately took the horse, which is a free runner, out to the front, with the leaders. After running a mile and killing off two or three others ho gave-up-the struggle and-fell back beaten. "Many turfmen who saw the race criticised Bullmans ride, but to tell the truth Heno was far from his best form. All during the remainder of the year this grand racer was unable to get back to his spring form- or within pounds of his two-year-old form of the year before." After Mr. "Mackay had signified his intention of retiring from the turf on account of his fathers death the horses of his stable were put up at auction during the Saratoga meeting and Heno was purchased by W. S. Fanshawe. Rumor had it that the horse would never again stand hard preparation for a race over a distance. But through the advice of William Lakeland Mr. Fanshawe bid on the horse and secured him. The horse was turned over to the clever trainer to handle and ran a few good races at the fall meeting at Gravesend. But in none of these races did he show the high-class form that he did in the spring. Heno is at Brighton Beach, and is now trained by William Lakeland. Daily America.
